The EPA said Ireland will need "substantial and sustained investment to bring public wastewater treatment up to standard".
"There are repeated delays in providing proper treatment at many areas, and this continues to put our environment and people’s health at risk," Dr Tom Ryan said.The capital city is served by an overloaded plant at Ringsend that treats almost half of Ireland's urban wastewater. EPA Programme Manager Noel Byrne said it is "essential that Irish Water improves treatment to resolve the environmental issues highlighted" by the agency.
The EPA said Irish Water has no clear action plan or time frame to improve treatment at over two thirds of these. Irish Water said it has made "consistent progress" in upgrading waste water treatment and eliminating the discharge of raw sewage to Irish rivers, lakes and coastal areas. It said construction will have started in an additional 14 locations by the end of this year and eight more in 2022.
Shocking.
Urgh. Enough to turd you off swimming in the sea 💩